How do snakes swim?

Answer 1

The black mamba is the worlds fastest snake, and it slithers at 7mph

Answer 2

there are 3 types, sidewinding, transversal, and lateral. sidewind involing pulling the body together and then flinging the upper half up and then pulling the rest. transversal, the most common, is where each section of body serves as an anchor to pull the rest. lateral, which is most commonly used by constrictors, is where each scale pull the body along in a straight line

Answer 3

Wow, I can't believe nobody's answered this! So here you go...

If you look on the bellies of snakes, they have a row of wide scales all the way down their bodies. These scales are called scutes. Snakes have a very complex muscle system that incorporates these scutes into their movement. They have literally hundreds of ribs, each with its own muscles. They have one pair of ribs for every scute. These ribs can move individually and can therefore control the scute below. To put it simply, they use their ribs to move these scutes, which push back on the ground, thus moving them forward. It is a very primitive, yet very efficient, form of moevment.

I should mention that this is how MOST snakes move. Sidewinders, for example, move very differently and don't slither at all.

Answer 4

Snakes swim by moving their body in a lateral serpentine motion, similar to how they slither on land. They use their muscles and body shape to propel themselves through the water, allowing them to glide smoothly and efficiently. Their ability to swim varies among species, with some being better adapted for aquatic environments than others.

Answer 5

Snakes move by contacting their muscles in a wave type pattern.

-Jeff

Answer 6

snakes when in water have big flippers that extend out of their middle body that make them glide like snails on water

Answer 7

Snakes are reptiles, they don't have legs, but they move about by means of scutes- are bony plates under the skin..

Answer 8

Snakes do not walk because they do not have legs. They slither.

Answer 9

snakes glide by stretching their muscles and the air helps them to glide